You don't need any better excuse for a picnic than a sunny day and a few friends.

"Have a long talk with your leg and see if it can come up with a better excuse."

You have to come up with a better excuse than that.

"Then I'll break the other one and give you a better excuse to stay on the ground."

Can you think of a better excuse for why one would be boyfriendless?

Of course, if Corsetti came along he'd have to come up with a somewhat better excuse.

I'm drowning in my own sweat, and with no better excuse than fear.

Can you guys please come up with a better excuse and complaint.

"Surely you can come up with a better excuse than that," he replied.

If ordered into similar action again, they might find a better excuse to abstain.